Who is Teresa Taylor from Fall on Your Knees: A Novel and what is their importance? Fall_on_Your_Knees English & Literature Teresa Taylor | Fall on Your Knees: A Novel

Teresa Taylor is Leo Taylor's sister. She also works as the housekeeper for the Mahmouds for many years. Teresa is married to Hector, who has been in a wheelchair for many years as the result of a horrible accident in the steel mill. He is confined to a wheelchair and cannot speak. They have no children.

She is fired by Mr. Mahmoud when he suspects her of stealing from him. Being fired has a strange effect on Teresa. She finally sees that her race has always been an issue, even if she was able to cook delicious versions of all the Lebanese foods Mahmoud loved. Her deep-seated resentment and anger reaches its peak when she shoots Frances.